Electric vehicles have taken off in Ethiopia. Key to the shift: a world-first ban on importing fossil fuel-powered vehicles. Shashe Asemare handles the large steering wheel with ease, navigating the ...

Addis Ababa, June 8, 2026 —Ethiopia has successfully concluded a five-day diplomatic training program for South Sudanese diplomats, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening regional cooperation and ...

Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party is set for a decisive election win when results are announced. The election was marked by security challenges, a divided opposition and the exclusion of entire ...

When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he offered a clean slate for Africa’s oldest uncolonized nation, which had been suffocated by decades of strict state control. His predecessor ...

Ethiopians have begun voting in parliamentary and regional elections, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s party projected to win by a landslide, despite significant unrest in much of the country. More ...

The vote bolsters the power of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed amid fears of renewed conflict in the Tigray region and tensions with Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting from ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | — _ The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has clarified that voting in Ethiopia's historic 7th General Election will continue beyond the official closing time of 6:00 ...

Ethiopia will hold its seventh national election on June 1. The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) gave a green light for the vote to proceed despite continuing internal conflicts and human ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopians voted Monday in an election marred by insecurity but widely expected to see the ruling Prosperity Party secure the majority of legislative seats and give Prime ...

Voting in Monday's general election was suspended in parts of Ethiopia's Oromia and Amhara regions due to security concerns, but long voter queues were seen elsewhere, electoral commission head ...